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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01
Electricity from Fuel.

Mr. Edison's paper, read before the
Association for the Advancement Of
Science in New York, was to the effect
that the inventor had consummated his
endeavor to find way by which the
energy latent in coal could be made to
appear as electric energy directly by
means of little Transforming appara-
tus, and had made such an appliance OF
principle that the magnetism of mag.
netic metals, and especially iron, co.
bait and nickel, is differently affected
by heat, as to accomplish the result he
desired. Whenever a magnetic fluid
varies in strength in the vicinity of a
conductor, Mr.. Edison explains, cur
rent is generated in that conductor.
BY placing an iron core in a magnetic
circuit, and by varying the magnetza.
bility of the core by varying its TEN.
perature, current is generated in a
coil of wire surrounding this core.
Upon this principle Mr.. Edison has
constructed a generator of electricity,
which he calls the pyromagnetic gen
erator-that is to say, generator OF
electric power by heat and magnetism.
-Leslie's illustrated Weekly.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01
PROFITABLE CALVES.
Points Ter Consideration of Dairymen and
Stockholders.

StOcK-hulSefbs
The average farmer keeps cows for
two purposes, the one is milk from
which he makes butter or cheese or
sells as milk and cream. and the other
is calves In some sections the one is
the most important in others the
second. But one fact is evident let
either be the most important, FIVE fail
to take the necessary pains in selecting
and breeding, we can hardly expect to
keep up the supply of good dairy COWS.
Calves arc more or less a necessity in
the dairy or on the farm where cows
are kept While it may not be policy
60 keep and raise all the calves that
are bred upon the farm, yet it is rea-
sonably sure that, if the supply of good
cows is kept up, it must be done by
individual effort. The dairyman must,
TO a certain extent, at least sufficiently
to raise the supply of calves necessary
TO keep up or increase the cows kept,
select and breed. He can not afford to
depend upon purchasing, whether he
keeps the best grades or common stock
Che safest and best plan is to breed and
raise them, and in doing this he can
not afford to trust to chance. l am not
disposed to dispute the fact that very
often very good cows for milk are Sc
cured by chance breeding, but it is
nothing certain, while the chances are
certainly very decidedly against you,
while on the other hand it is reason
ably we'll established fact that if good
care is taken in selecting and mating,
an improvement is readily possible
while on the other hand there is only a
chance.
Ii is to this really that this question
gradually settles whether it is better to
take some care and use only the best
COR breeders, and be sure of securing
offspring that we know will be valuable,
or let them alone and breed as they
please, and run the chances of securing
calf that is only valuable to the
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01
INFLUENCE OF FLOWERS.
The Cheapest and Mt the Same Time Most
Elrvating of Pleasures.


Eltvating of Pleasures.
Since the earliest ages of the world
flowers have borne an important part.
They were dedicated to the gods.
Venus is represented wearing a garland
of roses; Juno holds a lily in her hand,
and Ceres is adorned with bearded
wheat and corn peoples. In the days
of Roman and Athenian luxury and re-
finement, flowers held au essential
place in festivities and religious eXer-
cises; they were heaped upon affairs,
bound to the heads of beasts which
were sacrificed to appease the wrath OF
the gods, and wreaths were worn not
only by women, but also by men,
whose heads were crowned with flow
ers upon all festive occasions. AS
many people made business of raising
and arranging flowers in those ancient
times rs at the present day, and every
occasion had its particular adornment
All over the world flowers are
planted, watered, wceded and cher
ishcd, and from their influences the
hearts of thousands upon thousands are
nourished and uplifted to a sense of a
higher power We can not enjoy our
lives fully without flowers, and they
are the cheapest of pleasures. A five
cent packet of pansy seed will give you
at least twenty different varieties of
purple and gold and lilac, and blue
and cream color and white flowers,
whose lovely faces will look up into
your eyes with beauty all their own.
Five cents will purchase packet OF
mignonette, of whose odor one can
never tire. Women, therefore, can
not plead poverty to excuse the flower
less condition of their surroundings
because even three or four can club to
gether paying only ten cents each, and
procure eight or ten varieties of seeds,
which will give each person an abund
ance Of plants. Cultivate but few
varieties as beginning. You will re.
ceive tenfold return for your labor
l have always said l should have a gar
den if | had to plant it in wheel-bar
row and trundle it around to catch thu
sunbeams.
Go into the woods in the early sprinl
and carry a basket and trowel, and di!
up some moss and fern roots with par
fridge berries intermingled; add t.
them some roots of the wind anemon
and wood sorrel, wild violet and saxi
frage, and plant them in a deep dis
from your pantry if nothing better i
obtainable, and keep them well watere
in sunny window where you ca
watch their growth and see the tende
ferns unroll and the tiny flowers open
they will teach you lesson of faith an
love which you can never forget =
american Garden.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01
CRUEL DECEPTION.
How n Real Estate Buyer Took Advan-
tage of Southern Gentleman.

How n Real Estate Buyer Took Advan.
tage of Southern Gentleman.
A man stopped near Patterson's
bayou and thus addressed an old fellow
who stood with his arms resting on a
fence:
"Do you live here?'
Don't see me dyn' here, do you?"
"Ah, you are sportive. Ihave heard
of this neighborhood and have the
Games of several people. Where is j.
B. Nuclei"
Dead"
"Ah?"
"Ah, hah."
"What was the matter with him?"
"Sick."
"What sort of sickncss?'
"Swamp fever"
Lets see," consulting a scrap Of
paper; "whero is Tom w. BuckP"
Dead"
"What did he die OFF"
Swamp fever
"Humph. Where can I find Sim
BlyP"
ain the graveyard. "
"Swamp fever?"
Yes"
"Do you know any thing about Cal,
vim Hunter?"
G1XoS in;1 HIN, ont -
"What was the matter with him?"
Swamp fever"
my friend, | have come into this
ncighborhood to buy land"
The native, smiling welcome, re-
plied "We've got the finest country
on earth, podner, right here. I've got
two hundred and sixty acres that I'll
let you have"
"How does it lie?"
"Fust-rate."
"How's the water?"
"Best in the world"
LAND rich?"
Cream couldn't hold a lightning.
bug to it."
How is this neighborhood in the
way of hcalth?"
"Sweet as pre-fuest you ever
saw"
"No chills?"
mot a one"
Fever of any kind?"
"Not feve."
"What about those fellows tina
died?"
"Hah-oh, them fellcrs. Wy, you
see ey-thcy-w'y, they oughte
died"
That's all right, but don't believe
l want any land round here"
"You don't! Wy confound you
ugly hide, wy didn't you tell me a
fust that you thought o buyin' lane
an l wouldn't said nothin' abou
them fellers-dyin'. Blast your hide
you so around the country takin' adj
vantage O. fellers this way. You don
know how to treat Il gentleman. Nov
on now, or I'll hurt you. Come cheat
in me out of sale. Move on, tel
you. "-ArkanSaW Traveller.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01
A Fable for Fishermen.

A couple of Fish were Swimming
about Wharf one day when Man
sat down on the edge of the Planks and
Dropped in his Hook and Line.
"See that?" queried one of the Fish.
"He thinks to Play us for Suckers with
a bare Hook. He has no bait on it. d"
"My son, )" responded the other, "he
has no Idea of even getting Bite. 1t
Is the Fish which men don't Catch that
they Lie about. "-DetroH Free Press.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01

"A fashion item, says; women
all over the land are calling for more
pockets 1--WE don't believe it, )" re-
torts an editor. ut takes woman
now about half an hour to go through
the numerous receptacles man has
about his clothes, and then is apt to
miss the important one, What the
woman would like is fewer pockets and
more money in them. y Chicago i'd
rance,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01
-"Sir, nsaid gentleman in a crowd,

-"Sir, said a gentleman in a crowd,
"do you know that you are pushing
me unnecessarily" "Sir," said the
gentleman addressed, to the party i'm
mediately behind him, 'do you know
that you are pushing the gentleman
ahead of me unnecessarily" Then he
turned to the first speaker and said:
1--WE passed it down the line"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01

A lumber journal asks; "Of what
use are knot-holes any way?" We
would suggest that it put this question
to the small boy who habitually sees
the noble game of baseball through a
lnot-hole, and il viii get a prompt
answer couched in picturesque yernae'
ular.-M /. Tribune
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01

Many of the citizens of Tulare,
Cal, have been made seriously i'll by
the bites of big snake spiders, which
have appeared in great numbers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01

In estimating the value of CONNER
cial fertilizers, our State Board of Ag-
Ticulture rates ammonia worth 164
cents soluble and reverted phosphoric
acid IL cents insolublc phosphoric acid,
4{d5 cents, and potash cents per Id.
A ton of pure bone. for instance, con-
tains about SO lbs. nitrogen and 1854 lbs.
phosphoric acid. The nitrogen is worth
2lI cents per pound, and the phosphoric
acid being insoluble, and must be de-
composed in the soil before it is availa-
blc TO plants, is worth 5 cents per
pound. Hence ton of puEe bone dust
would contain plant foodyalucd as fol-
lows
=. Nitrogen IS lbs, eYi cents sl6 "a
Phosphore acid, 364 lbs, ats cents ....... IS 20
Total -....................... .S4 %
Other commercial fertilizers are vail
ucd in similar manner, analyses be-
ing made by the chemist of the State
Board, and the results published in the
various crop bulletins issued. All the
manufactured fertilizers in the market
in Ohio have been Analysed and their
commercial value estimated in these
reports The agricultural value of a
fertilizer is only to be ascertained by
actual test, in the soil, and varies with
the soil the season and op.-HOad
EGHYBiGR.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01

Try boiled sweet milk for chickens
affected with diarrhea
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01
VALUE OF FERTILIZERS.
ANterss'ng Figures for Economical ana
Progressive Farmers.


Progressive Farmers.
Commercial fertilizers are valued all
thc way from ten to forty and more
dollars per ton The value of cattle
MAJ IRE also varies, depending upon
she kind of feed that has produced it
aud the care given 1t alter it IS pro-
luced. According to j. b. Lawes'
sable, "a ton OF manure made from feed
ing decorlicated cotton seed cake is
worth $276 linseed cake, $40. "a; oats
$40; wheat sos; corn, S6.76; pota-
toes SL5l; turnips or carrots, only SO
cents; meadow hay, Sc. Y; clover hay,
69,65. Stewart calculated the value of
various feed stuffs on the basis of Is
cents of nitrogen, cents for potash,
and ten cents for phosphoric acid, and
makes value higher than Lawes does.
The manure from ton of corn and 3
Sons of straw is worth $1469 at above
value. Harris estimates that in feed
ang this amount with bedding, liquid,
etc, 10 tons Of manure will result,
which would make it worth about $l.47
per ton,
Probably the following standard of
values taken from Science IN Farming,
ate as near correct as possible, and
may be used in estimating the CONNER
t.iaI value of farmvard manureS:
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-05
Constitutional Centennial Celebration.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-A committee from
philadelphia Representing the constitutional
centennial commission, headed by Hon. John
A.. kasscn, Ead a conferences with the prcsi-
deaf @;o-s:as. ana agteeA upon g programme
Tor the celebration as follows: September Is,
procession of Industrial display, contrasting
and industrial aud social Character
lstics Of the country in 1857 with those of
lSs1. In the evening the governor Of PENN
syivaria will hold a reception In honor Of the
governors of the states and territories. Sen.
tslaher l6, military parade sud review by the
president Ut regiments and companies of
i'iliitia of the several states and
territories, accompanied Gy their
respective governors and stats, anil BY
sn,l. forces Of army and navy MS shall be de-
talked for that purpose. In the evening of
the same day the president OF tac United
States wild receive the governors of the sew
eral states and territories, Representatives of
fo,esgu governments, military ard II G people
at la,ge. September II, special i. ryicc of
con,ine4ioration will occur. The president
val prcsid.. MIR. Justice Miller, of the United
States supreme court, will deliver ri, Grafton.
The president informed the c ,u.;nit,ce he
was in entire sympathy with tue e Mnmission
aud would do what he could tO ina q the
celebration n success.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-05
River Improvement.

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-The annual rc;ort
OF Maj. Mackenzie, Uaitel States engsnccr,
upon the Improvement of the Mississippi be-
tween ST. Paul and Des Moincs Rapids, has
been received by the chief of engineers. In
his general remarks he says: Rssu!ts already
accomplished show that the Miss'ss Al river
between st. Paul and Des Moiles R.p.ds can
be put in such II condition as to make psyi.
cation sure ard comparatively easy, but to
accomplish this it requires time o: Il contln-
ued work uuder LIBERAL appropriations. AS
an amount that can be expended during the
fiscal year caded June 30, 1889, 1 submit an
estimate OF Sl,5t0,O00. Mai. Macsenzlc
!seo'ii'ncnds ne following specific appropriate
*3o.495 fer completing improvements at Des
Hsoincs Raltis and SIG, 2950 to comulctc the
dry dock ut Dies Moines c.nal.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-05
Invitation Committees.

Tie president on Thursday received a tcle.
gram from Senator Harris saying that . com.
m'ttee Of 100 cifiz.ns Of Memphis was coming
TO Washington to invite The president to visit
the city during bis western trip. The presi-
cent te'egranlicd Senator Harris, in reply, to
use his Influence to rr.vent any movement of
the sort. He said white hc will always be
Pleased to See rcoplc IL Tennessee al the can.
'.ai, IL thinks they oush. to he spared the
Journey to Washingto during the lcat-
ed Term on n mission of this sort, wien Q
wsittsn invitation seut by mail would be as
nswer viii he sent to other western cities
w.,sie arrangements are being made to send an
vltatlon.5csr!n committee to Washington.
II Is stated at the white house that the prcsl.
uVnt WIZ give the same confederation to invi.
Ih.lona received BIZ mali as to those b,rne by
committees, no m2tterlow large aud imprcs.
sive the latter may be.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-05
THE PRESIDENT KEclrvEs


The Delegation From q. Louis and Hays:
He Cannot Decline = 81. Paul and
Kansas City Send Invitation ccunk-
tees.
WASHINGTON, July Is -The White House
presented an animated scene this afternoon
on the occasion Of the reception Il the dele
CATION from Missouri to invite the preaident
to visit st. Louis during the state fair in
October next. The delegation, headed BY
Mayor Frances, numbered nearly . hundred
persons, representing nearly Ill the intcrests
of the city Of st. Louis, az we'll as the trin-
c!oal sections OF the state. Several lsiies
also accompanied the party. The president
made the presentations, and when Nil had
been received he addressed the president, in-
vtting himself and wife to attend the annual
encalnpment of the Grand Army Of the he.
public, to be held ia g.. Louis during the last
week Of September. The invitation was very
urgent, Mayor Frances going on to say that #
emsnatsd from the people, mt from any or
cal or religious. In response the
president said: "At the time
yoc did inc the honor, with so many II your
fellow citizens, to invite me to your city, /
feli 1T was an Invitation which should NOT no
declined. II was not at all necessary to con-
vince me OF your good faith and sincerity that
50 many Of your good people should
q, ms here at thisi nOpportuue season to Ortng
This Invitation, aud yet you don't know how
much 1t has pleased me- to src you all.
ECheers The desire to ms to scc you has
iner,ss Il each day. DOM, feel o that 1
can do otherwise than to accept your invita-
t!os."
The members Of the cabinet and their
families were also Included 10 the invita-
tiOns.
sT. PAUL, July 25 Action has been taken
toward appointing a committee to invite the
president and Mrs. Cleveland to visit st. Paul
during their coming western trip.
KANSAS CITY, July GA large delegation
started for Washington by special train this
Kansas City during the coming western trip.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-05
Sweet s.atistics---1mpor.s, Production,
Exports.

Sweet Statistics---Imports, Production,
Exports.
WASHINGTON. July 2s.-The chief Of the
bureau Of statistics has issued a quarterly re-
port, which contains, among other interesting
matter, tables in regard to sugar and mo-
lass,s. showing the imports and exports Of
these articles since 1899, their production in
the United States and foreign countries for q
series If years, present tariff rates In leading
NINE al countries, and the export duties
imposed by various coun!rI. Q on sugar. The
value Of Imports If sugar has ranged from
AIS per cent. of yalu. Of dutiable imports in
1895 t, 10 per cent. of such imports
in 1873, and the duty G Elected there
IN has Guctaated from 4.16 per cent.
vi all customs duties ON dutiable mcrchan-
,i:sc in 1873 TO IS q per cent. in 1855 A table
IS given showing the leading sources of GUS
I, ms revenue in the order OF magnitude for u
series OF years. Sugar and molaeses comprise
oar heading source of revenue, being 81 per.
cent. of the tota! collected in 1886, m,nufac.
tues of wool standing next at IA per cent.
Voe highest annual average of the specific
rate OF duty collected on sugar was in 1928,
wiien it amounted tcsS cents per pound, aud
tie lowest ia 1861 ut "a cent per pound. The
highest annual average Of the foreign cost Of
sugar per pound was in 1886, when It was GIG,
cents per pound, and the lowest in 1885, when
1T was 2 Z per pound. The foreign prices for
sugar. have been teuding downward since
lssl, largely caused by the worlds
increased production. Interesting
lat.: arc given in regard to the sugar product
in this and other countries, and Of the origin
and growth of The industry in Louisiana. The
latter had its most prosperous period Just
Irior to the civil war, 81, lce when 1t has not
fully recovered. Then again the largely in.
creased production of foreign countries has
rendered 1t difficult for our producers to COM
pete successfully with them in our market.
pio.uced about onc-haif OF the SUGAR con-
sunca in this country. During the last cal
endar year, however, we produced only one-
tenth. The statement of the es.ima,cd con.
sumption OF sugar per capita for a number of
wears shows: Great Britain, al pounds;
United States, 1913; Switzerland. 3.13;
Fra,ce, "a 5, and Germany, IL pounds.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-05
D FALLING WALLS.
A Building Improperly Constructed Top.
pies Over.

A Building Improperly Constructed Top
pies Over.
BEATRICE, Neb., July 25.-Thc most ter
rible accident which has ever happened In
Beatrice occurred Saturday afternoon whcn
tic entire fronts of two brick buildings under
construction on Sixth street gave way. carry
Ing six from the second story to the basement,
u distance Of thirty.ive feet. Fortunately
none OF the six were killed, though they all
received ugly wounds. One poor fellow
standing on the walk below was crushsd
under the mass Of falling material, forced ;.,to
the basement and killed instantly. His nai,ie
was Richard McCann. Hishu.nc was in Polo.
illinois, where he has two daughters. HIS.
o Will be shipped to that place. He was
about fifty-ive years old and an old soldier,
Helost a leg In the rmy The names OF the
injured are: Wy
Howard Swenk.
Ronsom Doney.
Frank Smith.
Henry Eng.
j. H. Clemmer.
Mr.. Badger.
Henry Enc is the only one seriously !r-
iured. The doctors say he may not receiver.
For a day or SO past some of the worknlcn
have said the building was not safe, aud O lie
man refused to work on that account, IL
seems there was not q stay or an anchor IN
lie building; comparatively nothing to bird
the building together. At the Inquest. which
witnesses swore that the b~uil,ipg was rnt
properly constructed. Some blame the con-
tractor, Others the architect. There is con.
siderable feeling worked up over The ,na.inr
and the citizens want the matter tloron.l,l,
investigated.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-05
FOREIGN.

The Colorado beetle has invaded Germany
and is destroying vast fields Of crops.
The Paris papers declare that the new
Panama LOAF has already been subscribed in
fail.
The crimes act has been proclaimed. It is
to be enforced in all the countries except
Austria.
William O'Brien, editor of the United Ire
land, will insuguratc q scheme t o build huts
for the evicted tenants.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-05

In the tobacco region is expected to entail .
grsveisssening Of the small crop. with this
knowledee It b said that for some time past
sreculatos have been quietly buying in all
the leaf tobacco they could get, and q remark
able rise IN prices is consequent upon the
sscoruer.W
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-05

Hez left shoulder Vas crusted By the wheel Il
the buggy running over Il. The whole am
to the elbow is blackened BY bruises, and the
forearm to the wrist is slightly injured. Her
heed was stepped upon on the top and left
side, the horses shod foot tearing the scalp
loose in 9 c%oucentric shape, making . wound
three and q half inches in length to the skull,
which was % injured. She has suffered ex.
ceeding pain, hut 10 improving In every re-
spect."
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-05

Iesicate diseases of either sex, however
ineaced, promptly. thoroughly aud pernaa.
,nently cured. Send 10 cents in stamps for
large illustrated ~treattse. suggesting kure
mans o! cure. Address WORLDS Oiannnsary
Menlcas Assoclation. CGs Main street Buy,ia.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-08-05

There were Go,sss births in Paris. last
year. There were 58,Ca2 deaths during the >
same period, of which more than 10000 were
to pulmonary diseases.